Update 2: Law Requiring Small Businesses to Provide Paid Leave Due to Coronavirus
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) that we reported on earlier now goes into effect on Wednesday, April 1 according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s website here. There is also a component of family leave to care for a child whose school has...
DECD to Close Bridge Loan Application Today (3/27/20) at 6:00pm
At 6 p.m. today, DECD will stop accepting applications for the Connecticut Recovery Bridge Loan program. We have seen significant demand for the program, receiving over 4,000 applications since the program went operational yesterday morning. Within the last 24 hours,...
My Employee Tested Positive for COVID-19. Now What?
There are two things you can consider: your employee’s employment status, and his or her health and medical status. The employment status is relatively straightforward in comparison. 1] You pay them not to work and they stay home. Then as of April 1, the paid...